Oregon daily emerald., November 21, 1978, Page 9, Image 8

^ john herns
■J? Civil War
— for past, present, future
Following his first encounter
with Southern California as head
coach of UCLA, Tommy Prothro
was asked by the Los Angeles
media what he thought of the
USC-UCLA rivalry. Prothro, who
had spent the previous 10 years
as head coach of Oregon State,
acknowledged that USC versus
UCLA was certainly a big game,
but he added, “For pure hatted,
there's no rivalry that matches the
Oregon-Oregon State rivalry."
The Civil War—the annual foot
ball battle between the Ducks and
Beavers—will take place once
again Saturday afternoon when
Oregon travels to Parker Stadium
in Corvallis for a 1:30 game.
The Ducks will be attempting to
beat Oregon State for the fourth
consecutive time, something
Oregon has not accomplished
since 1932-35. Despite the Ducks
1-9 record, the oddsmakers pick
the game even, which is not a bad
bet considering the tradition be
hind the rivalry.
“The game is more important
than most of them because of the
tradition,” says Oregon coach
Rich Brooks, who has been a part
of 10 Civil Wars as a player, assis
tant and head coach. “Even
though they’re 3-6-1, and we re
1 -9,1 don't think that detracts from
the players attitude going into this
contest."
The Ducks have had abundant
time to lick their wounds from 10
games and mentally prepare
themselves after taking a break
last Saturday, while the Beavers
were being beaten 44-22 by
Arizona State.
Following their 24-3 loss to
Arizona 10 days ago. the Ducks
were given Tuesday and Wed
nesday off while the coaches hit
the recruiting trail, watching films
and games, and meeting pros
pects.
Despite its benefits, the short
vacation was not all that pleasing
to Brooks. “I don’t like byes. Any
time you break your normal
routine you don't know what's
gonna happen,” he explains.
“If we re going to have a bye, I’d
like to have it early in the season.
It’s almost like starting the season
over again for one last game ”
But of course, the Civil War is
not just one last game. Although
Brooks downplays the importance
of the outcome of the contest on
recruiting, the winner will have
proven an important point.
Oregon State, in its third year of
rebuilding under Craig Fertig. has
shown significant improvements
this year. The Beavers have won
three times, including a 15-13 vic
tory over ninth-ranked UCLA in
which they limited the Bruins to 45
yards total offense in the second
half.
"I think this victory ranks among
the great ones in OSU history and
it is very important to our prog
ram, says Fertig. “You can't make
this in monetary value or what
ever, what this means to our prog
ram. It was a tremendous win for
us and the state of Oregon and the
people of the state of Oregon. ''
Well, most of them maybe. For
Brooks it was evidence that
Oregon State can do what the
Ducks have failed to do—not only
win, but be a giant killer as well. In
the recruiting struggle for Oregon
high school football players the
importance of a win such as the
one over UCLA can t be over
stated.
On the other hand, Oregon is a
vastly improved team as well, and
a victory over the Beavers Satur
day would be further proof that the
Ducks are the best team in
Oregon, at least in recent history.
Last year Oregon won 28-16 on
the strength of a running game
that cranked out 298 yards. But
although the Ducks have rushed
for more yards than any other
Oregon squad since 1971, Brooks
expects to find the going against
the Beavers rougher this year.
“We were able to do that last year,
but I think it would be very difficult
to match that with their defensive
San Diego worries Haney
as Ducks plan for opener
Oregon basketball coach Jim
Haney leads the Ducks into their
opener against San Diego State
Friday with some doubts
We have cut down on the
foolish errors," he says, "but we
still commit foolish fouls. We have
to avoid sending our opponent to
the foul line so often."
Haney says the Ducks need a
good defensive effort to win "I
think we caught them by surprise
last year, he says of the Ducks
two-point win in the Dayton Clas
sic.
Haney says San Diego State
has a good offense, and has good
offensive rebounding strength.
They look like a team, on paper,
that could take advantage of some
of our weaknesses. ’
On the other hand, the Ducks
offense has improved We did
show a better knowledge of get
ting into our offense, and we did a
better job of recognizing the situa
tion,'' Haney says of Saturday s
intrasquad game.
More improvement is needed
though, says Haney. We did not
get good enough execution of
what the situation called for.’’
Much of the Ducks offense re
lies on the play of junior center
Dan Hartshorne. "It’s my job to
pass and set picks, and if I get the
chance, I look for the shot," he
says. "I'm a trailer on the fast
break, and I can see myself get
ting a lot of points if I play against a
slow center.”
San Diego State boasts 6-11
center Steve Malovic, who aver
aged 13 points and eight re
bounds a game last year, while
shooting 56 percent. Aztec coach
Tim Vezie thinks the Hart
shorne-Malovic matchup is
important. “It will be an interesting
confrontation — Steve is a vital
part of our team,” he says.
Vezie says his offense is ver
satile. and all players contribute
We have real balance. Last year,
four of our five starters averaged
on double figures," he says.
The weakest part of the Aztec
game is the defense, says Vezie
"We have to improve our defense,
but our new players are more ag
gressive."
Haney says his defense has to
give the offense time to adapt. “It’s
just going to take time for the
players to become comfortable
with our offense." he says.
Haney admits the Aztecs wiM
provide a challenge.
“Their personnel is good. They
have outstanding shooters and
big people — it'll be a severe test."
he says.
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front as good as it is," he says.
The biggest, if not the best,
member of Oregon State s defen
sive line is Jerry Wilkinson, a 6-9,
261 pound senior end.
Tim Durando will again start at
quarterback for Ducks, although
Mike Kennedy, the regular
signal-caller who was hurt against
Brigham Young, is ready and will
probably see action.
The game will attract little na
tional attention because of the two
team's records, but in lieu of the
Rose Bowl it's the best thing going
in Oregon. “I’ve been involved in
10 of 'em,’’ says Brooks, “one tie
and nine wins, and I don't want to
start losing them.”
But then, who does? Especially
in the Civil War.
Pre-Law Open House
Sponsored by
The University of Oregon
School of Law and the
Minority Law Student
Association
All Undergraduates are welcome.
Minority students are encouraged to attend.
The School of Law and the Minority Law Student Association will
present an open house for prospective law students. The focus of
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Law School
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Law as a Career
Dean Chapin Clark, faculty members, and minority law
students will speak with a question and answer session included.
A tour of the Law Center will follow. Refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, November 21, 1978
Room 229, Law Center
7:30 p.m.
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